controversy

P1783
predicate

Indicates a situation in which there is active disagreement, dispute, or public debate between parties over a particular issue, action, or claim.

All labels observed (69)

Label Occurrences
controversy canonical 1,726
controversialFor 350
controversial 194

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: controversy
Generated description
Indicates a situation in which there is active disagreement, dispute, or public debate between parties over a particular issue, action, or claim.

Sample triples (2,812)

Subject Object
Chappaquiddick incident circumstances of Kennedy's actions after the crash ⓘ
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 concerns about government overreach in economic affairs via predicate surface "hadControversy" ⓘ
Funding Act of 1790 debate over assumption of state debts ⓘ
Funding Act of 1790 regional conflict between northern and southern states ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis accusations of genetic determinism ⓘ
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis political criticism from some social scientists ⓘ
On Human Nature claims about genetic influences on social behavior via predicate surface "controversialFor" ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Literature yes via predicate surface "hasControversies" ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 award postponement via predicate surface "notableControversy" ⓘ
Union Flag use in Northern Ireland politics ⓘ
Hinomaru association with Japanese militarism before and during World War II via predicate surface "controversies" ⓘ
atomic bombing of Hiroshima true via predicate surface "controversial" ⓘ
atomic bombing of Hiroshima subject of international law and ethics debates via predicate surface "legalStatusDebate" ⓘ
Necessary and Proper Clause scope of federal legislative power ⓘ
Necessary and Proper Clause limits on implied powers ⓘ
net neutrality United States via predicate surface "debatedIn" ⓘ
net neutrality European Union via predicate surface "debatedIn" ⓘ
net neutrality India via predicate surface "debatedIn" ⓘ
net neutrality Brazil via predicate surface "debatedIn" ⓘ
net neutrality extent of permissible network management ⓘ
net neutrality economic impact on broadband investment ⓘ
net neutrality role of government regulation in the internet ⓘ
Browne & Williamson allegations of misleading the public about health risks of smoking ⓘ
Browne & Williamson manipulation of nicotine levels in cigarettes ⓘ
On the Origin of Species religious communities via predicate surface "controversialIn" ⓘ
sociobiology nature versus nurture in behavior via predicate surface "fieldDebates" ⓘ
sociobiology genetic determinism via predicate surface "fieldDebates" ⓘ
Nobel Peace Prize political nature of some awards via predicate surface "hasControversies" ⓘ
Nobel Peace Prize omission of some peace activists via predicate surface "hasControversies" ⓘ
Glass–Steagall Act role in preventing financial crises via predicate surface "debatedRegarding" ⓘ
Glass–Steagall Act relevance after late 20th century deregulation via predicate surface "debatedRegarding" ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino bombing of the Monte Cassino abbey ⓘ
British honours system perceived political patronage via predicate surface "controversies" ⓘ
British honours system historical association with empire via predicate surface "controversies" ⓘ
Super Bowl XXXVIII wardrobe malfunction incident involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake via predicate surface "halftimeShowControversy" ⓘ
Report on Public Credit debate over assumption of state debts ⓘ
Report on Public Credit benefits to speculators holding depreciated securities ⓘ
establishment of the First Bank of the United States constitutional interpretation of implied powers ⓘ
Jewish diaspora whether diaspora is a permanent condition via predicate surface "hasConceptualDebate" ⓘ
Jewish diaspora relationship between diaspora and homeland via predicate surface "hasConceptualDebate" ⓘ
Jewish diaspora role of Israel in diaspora Jewish identity via predicate surface "hasConceptualDebate" ⓘ
Jewish diaspora assimilation versus cultural preservation via predicate surface "hasConceptualDebate" ⓘ
Jewish diaspora multicultural integration in host societies via predicate surface "hasConceptualDebate" ⓘ
Vitamin C and the Common Cold true via predicate surface "controversial" ⓘ
Vitamin C and the Common Cold efficacy of vitamin C in preventing colds via predicate surface "sparkedDebateOn" ⓘ
Vitamin C and the Common Cold efficacy of vitamin C in treating colds via predicate surface "sparkedDebateOn" ⓘ
Taxing and Spending Clause scope of "general welfare" ⓘ
Taxing and Spending Clause use of spending power to influence state policy ⓘ
Zionism international politics via predicate surface "debatedIn" ⓘ
Zionism Jewish religious thought via predicate surface "debatedIn" ⓘ